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Household of William Allen (born 1823, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Christchurch, Hampshire,Dorset, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William Allen and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Allen, born in 1823 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Moulson Allen, born in 1835 in Northumberland, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1869 in Wallsend, Northumberland, England) and William Hy (born 1871 in Wallsend, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister In Law, Margaret (born 1830 in Chester, Cheshire, England), William's Servant, Caroline (born 1832 in Lockerley, Hampshire, England), William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1839 in Ringwood, Hampshire, England), William's Servant, Emily (born 1857 in Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England) and William's Servant, Kate (born 1866 in Lockerley, Hampshire, England).


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William Allen's household

Male

William

Allen

Head
Female

Ellen Moulson

Allen

Wife
Male

John

Allen

Son
Male

William Hy

Allen

Son
Female

Margaret

Lowndy

Sister In Law
Female

Caroline

Edney

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Brown

Servant
Female

Emily

Broomfield

Servant
Female

Kate

Burnett

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Allen

Head

Married

58

1823

South Shields, Durham, England

Ellen Moulson

Allen

Wife

Married

46

1835

Northumberland, England

John

Allen

Son

Single

12

1869

Wallsend, Northumberland, England

William Hy

Allen

Son

Single

10

1871

Wallsend, Northumberland, England

Margaret

Lowndy

Sister In Law

Single

51

1830

Chester, Cheshire, England

Caroline

Edney

Servant

Single

49

1832

Lockerley, Hampshire, England

Elizabeth

Brown

Servant

Single

42

1839

Ringwood, Hampshire, England

Emily

Broomfield

Servant

Single

24

1857

Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England

Kate

Burnett

Servant

Single

15

1866

Lockerley, Hampshire, England

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